Federal officials in Mexico confirmed that they had received extradition requests from the United States but that there was not sufficient evidence to comply.

The Sinaloa Cartel is one of six Mexican narcotrafficking groups designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the administration of US President Donald Trump.

The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it indicted 10 current and former Mexican officials on drug-trafficking charges.

The governor of Sinaloa, Rúben Rocha Moya, hails from the same party as the president of Mexico.

Indictment accuses high-level officials in Sinaloa of offences such as drug trafficking, weapons offences and kidnapping

Indictment alleges that Governor Ruben Rocha Moya and other current and former officials worked with cartel leaders.